Born in Quebec, Canada on December 6^th 1921, George Frederick Beurling was obsessed with aviation from an early age. The appeal of the freedom of the skies led to the young Beurling having very little interest in school, playing truant to go and watch aircraft at a local airport and, when sent to his room as a punishment, spending hours building model aircraft.

We present to you the winners of our current Video competition (15th-30th November)

[Community Corner] 'British Engineering' - short movie by MandatoryChortling

In this historical article we'll take a look at the command and organizational structure of the German Luftwaffe. What is the meaning of '2./JG54' and what's the difference to 'II./JG54'? What is a 'Geschwader', 'Luftgau' or 'Schwarm'? Find answers to this and more questions here! 

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our players! Let us celebrate with 30% discount on many premium packs and free aircraft!

From 28th to 1st December we will continue the "Formula War Thunder” competition. As in the second stage, the coming races will be judged by the best lap time.

During Europe's biggest gaming expo, Gamescom 2014, War Thunder fans had an exceptional opportunity to win a drive in a real tank - finally, in Königssee, Germany, it became reality!

The Medium Tank M3, called M3 Lee by the US Army and M3 Grant by the British Army, was an American medium tank developed to fill the gap between the Medium Tank M2 and M4 Sherman. Featuring a 37 mm cannon in a fully traversable turret and a 75 mm cannon in a casemate embedded to the hull, the M3's appearance was quite unique.

The development of the 186 started in February 1943 by Krupp and later that same year a wooden model was presented to Adolf Hitler. The main design behind the 186 was for infantry support and armoured vehicle engagements at long distances.

One of the most iconic naval fighters of all time and in the opening phases of the war also one of the most feared fighter aircraft in the world, the Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ is now an aviation legend. Possessing an incredibly successful combination of agility, phenomenal range and firepower.

We are happy to present a new episode of "Barrel Roll", our series of videos dedicated to War Thunder combat maneuvers and aircraft. In this episode, we present to you Messerschmitt BF 109 F-4.

Shut off the engine and open the champagne, it's the best time in any competition - the announcement of the fastest and most stylish winners of the two competitions: "Competition racing camouflage" and "video contest: Race"! Of course, in good tradition this time we are not able to do the judging without a jury for the prizes.

On November the 25th 1942 the Soviet Union signed an agreement with the “Free France” resistance organisation based in London regarding the formation of a French volunteer fighter regiment within the Red Army Air Force - the Normandie-Niemen.

The Eastern Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are three independent nations in Northern Europe on the shores of the Baltic Sea.